Entada rheedei

Entada rheedei
Mature pod in Mozambique
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Subfamily: Caesalpinioideae
Clade: Mimosoid clade
Genus: Entada
Species:
E. rheedei
Binomial name
Entada rheedei
Synonyms
14 synonyms
  • for ssp. rheedei
    • Adenanthera gogo Blanco
    • Entada cirrhosa Raf.
    • Entada entada (L.) Huth
    • Entada formosana Kaneh.
    • Entada gogo (Blanco) I.M.Johnst.
    • Entada koshunensis Hayata & Kaneh.
    • Entada laotica Gagnep.
    • Entada monostachya DC.
    • Entada pursaetha DC.
    • Entada pursaetha var. formosana (Kaneh.) F.C.Ho ex T.C.Huang & H.Ohashi
    • Entada schefferi Ridl.
    • Mimosa entada L.
  • for ssp. sinohimalensis
    • Entada pursaetha subsp. sinohimalensis Grierson & D.G.Long
    • Entada pursaetha var. sinohimalensis (Grierson & D.G.Long) C.Chen & H.Sun

Entada rheedei, commonly known as African dream herb or snuff box sea bean, and as the cacoon vine in Jamaica, is a large woody liana or climber of the Mimosa clade Mimosoideae. The vine can grow as long as 120 m (390 ft). Their seeds have a thick and durable seed coat which allows them to survive lengthy periods of immersion in seawater. These seeds come in a pod which can be up to 6.5 feet (two meters) in length.